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Crack tip microplasticity mediated by microstructure gradients

This study examined how microstructural gradients near crack tips affect crack growth behavior in metals under mechanical loading. The research is focused on materials fracture mechanics and has no direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2021 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 8 citations
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Estimating fatigue sensitivity to polycrystalline Ni‐base superalloy microstructures using a computational approach

This computational study examined how microstructural features of a nickel superalloy affect fatigue crack formation and small crack growth, aiming to predict fatigue life variability. This aerospace materials engineering study has no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2007 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 185 citations
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Analysis of fatigue crack initiation in cyclic microplasticity regime

This engineering study analyzed how fatigue cracks begin in metals under cyclic loading, focusing on microscale stress and material defects. It is a materials science paper not related to environmental microplastics.

2019 International Journal of Fatigue 20 citations
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Crack nucleation using combined crystal plasticity modelling, high-resolution digital image correlation and high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction in a superalloy containing non-metallic inclusions under fatigue

This materials engineering study combined crystal plasticity modeling with high-resolution microscopy to understand how fatigue cracks form near non-metallic inclusions in nickel superalloys. The research addresses durability of industrial alloy components and is not related to microplastics research.

2016 Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences 75 citations
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Study on Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Fatigue Damage of A7N01 Aluminum Alloy for High-Speed Trains

Not relevant to microplastics — this study uses acoustic emission monitoring to detect fatigue micro-cracks in aluminium alloy used in high-speed train manufacturing, with no connection to plastic pollution.

2023 Materials 6 citations
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High resolution digital image correlation mapping of strain localization upon room and high temperature, high cycle fatigue of a TiAl intermetallic alloy

This is a materials science study using high-resolution digital image correlation to map how strain localizes during the plastic deformation of metals. It is not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 International Journal of Fatigue 25 citations
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Plastic intermittency during cyclic loading: From dislocation patterning to microcrack initiation

This physics study examines how dislocation patterns in metals under cyclic loading lead to fatigue crack initiation at the microscale. It is a materials science paper studying microscale plastic deformation in metals, unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Physical Review Materials 24 citations
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Dislocation Arrangements and Cyclic Microplasticity Surrounding Stress Concentration in a Ni‐Based Single‐Crystal Superalloy

Not relevant to microplastics — this materials science study examines dislocation behavior and fatigue crack initiation in nickel-based single-crystal superalloys; 'microplasticity' here refers to microscale metal deformation, not plastic particles.

2023 Advanced Engineering Materials 9 citations
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High cycle fatigue of AA6082 and AA6063 aluminum extrusions

This materials engineering study examined how manufacturing defects in hollow aluminum extrusions—particularly die lines created during the extrusion process—significantly reduce fatigue strength in directions perpendicular to the extrusion. This is a mechanical engineering study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2008 12 citations
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Deformation and dissipated energies for high cycle fatigue of 2024-T3 aluminium alloy

This materials engineering study used infrared thermography and digital image correlation to measure energy dissipation in aluminum alloy during high-cycle fatigue, relating tiny temperature changes to microplastic deformation at the crystal level. This is an engineering study on metal fatigue with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2009 Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 42 citations
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Influence of hard phase size and spacing on the fatigue crack propagation in tool steels—Numerical simulation and experimental validation

Not relevant to microplastics research; this paper investigates how carbide size and spacing in tool steel microstructures affects fatigue crack growth rate, with no connection to plastic pollution.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 6 citations
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Hierarchy of the macrozone features in Ti-6Al-4V alloy inferred from massive polycrystal plasticity calculations

Researchers used advanced crystal plasticity computer modeling to study how clusters of similarly-oriented grains — called macrozones — affect stress concentrations and fatigue performance in titanium alloys used in aerospace applications. The term "microplastic" here refers to early-stage metal deformation behavior (not environmental plastic pollution); results showed macrozone texture and shape strongly influence where stress hotspots form under cyclic loading.

2024 Journal of Materials Research and Technology 6 citations
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Rapid Fatigue Limit Estimation of Metallic Materials Using Thermography-Based Approach

This paper is not about environmental microplastics; it uses the term "microplastic" in a materials science context to describe microscopic plastic deformation in metals during fatigue testing.

2023 Metals 8 citations
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Rate-Controlling Microplastic Processes during Plastic Flow in FCC Metals: Origin of the Variation of Strain Rate Sensitivity in Aluminum from 78 to 300 K

This materials science study examines the temperature dependence of deformation mechanisms in aluminum, specifically how strain rate sensitivity changes from cryogenic to room temperature — not related to microplastics or environmental health.

2022 Crystals 6 citations
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Micromechanical aspects of the effect of temperature and local plastic strain magnitude on the fracture toughness of ferrite steels

This materials science study examined how temperature and plastic strain affect the fracture toughness of ferrite steels at the microscopic scale. The term 'microplastic' here refers to microscopic plastic deformation in metal — this is an engineering study unrelated to plastic particle pollution.

2023 Procedia Structural Integrity
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An Approach for Predicting the Low-Cycle-Fatigue Crack Initiation Life of Ultrafine-Grained Aluminum Alloy Considering Inhomogeneous Deformation and Microscale Multiaxial Strain

A fatigue crack initiation life prediction model was developed for ultrafine-grained aluminum alloy by separately accounting for the crack nucleation and small crack propagation stages using grain-scale deformation parameters. The model distinguished between inhomogeneous deformation and multiaxial strain as contributing factors. More accurate fatigue life predictions improve the safety and efficiency of lightweight metal structures.

2022 Materials 5 citations
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Research Progress of Aluminum Alloy Welding/Plastic Deformation Composite Forming Technology in Achieving High-Strength Joints

Not relevant to microplastics — this paper covers aluminum alloy welding and plastic deformation manufacturing techniques, not plastic pollution.

2023 Materials 9 citations
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Влияние структурного состояния на упругие и микропластические свойства алюминиевого сплава AД1

This Russian-language study examined how different processing methods affecting the crystal grain structure of aluminum alloy AD1 influence its elastic and 'microplastic' deformation properties. 'Microplastic' here refers to microscopic metal deformation — this is a materials engineering study unrelated to plastic particle pollution.

2023 Физика твердого тела
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A Small-Deformation Rate-Independent Continuous-Flow Model for Elasto-Plastic Frames Allowing Rapid Fatigue Predictions in Metallic Structures

This engineering paper presents a computational model for predicting fatigue behavior in metal frame structures with localized plastic deformation. The study is focused on structural engineering and is unrelated to microplastic pollution research.

2023 International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 1 citations
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Study on Microstructure Evolution Mechanism of Gradient Structure Surface of AA7075 Aluminum Alloy by Ultrasonic Surface Rolling Treatment

Not a microplastics paper — this materials science study investigates how ultrasonic surface rolling treatment changes the grain structure of aluminum alloy surfaces at the nanoscale, improving strength and fatigue resistance for engineering applications.

2023 Materials 10 citations
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Fatigue crack initiation detection by an infrared thermography method

This engineering paper studied temperature changes during high-frequency fatigue testing of metals using infrared thermography, identifying early indicators of crack initiation. This is a materials engineering study with no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2009 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 121 citations
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Analysis of contributions of plastic deformation and intergranular corrosion to corrosion-fatigue failure of Al-Mg alloys

This is not a microplastics research paper; it is a metallurgy study examining how plastic deformation and intergranular corrosion contribute to corrosion-fatigue failure in aluminium-magnesium alloys.

2026 ArXiv.org
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The influence of microstructure on the fatigue crack growth rate in marine steels in the Paris Region

This study examined how internal microstructure affects fatigue crack growth in marine-grade steel under seawater and air conditions, identifying three crack-influencing phenomena. The research pertains to offshore structural integrity and is not directly related to microplastics or human health.

2020 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 20 citations
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Slip Irreversibility, Microplasticity, and Fatigue Cracking Mechanism in Near-α and α + β Titanium Alloys

This paper is not about microplastics; it reviews the materials-science mechanisms of microplasticity, slip irreversibility, and fatigue crack initiation in near-α and α+β titanium alloys—a topic in metallurgy unrelated to plastic pollution.

2026 Metals